🗳 2026 MIDTERM GENERAL ELECTION — NOVEMBER 3

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Larry Johnson

Colorado House District 8 2026 · 2026

16
Policy Positions
16 of 16
Inferred from party
44%
Avg Confidence
9
Issue Areas
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Policy Positions

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Economy

2 positions · all inferred from party

Do you support using tariffs as a tool to address trade imbalances with other countries?

Neutral · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found regarding Larry Johnson's position on tariffs as a trade policy tool; score is based on party-level inference noting that Democrats have mixed views on tariffs.

Would you support raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Larry Johnson (CO-8 Democrat) on a $17 federal minimum wage specifically; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive economic tendencies typical of Colorado Democratic House candidates.
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Education

1 position · all inferred from party

Would you support canceling up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt per borrower?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Larry Johnson (D-CO-8) on this specific policy; position inferred primarily from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive leanings typical of Democratic House candidates in Colorado, with limited candidate-specific record available.
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Environment

2 positions · all inferred from party

Do you support legislation to reduce US carbon emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2035?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Larry Johnson (CO-8 Democrat) on this specific emissions target; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive climate policy stances typical of Colorado Democratic candidates.

Do you support stopping the issuance of new federal permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands and offshore waters?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Larry Johnson (CO-8 Democrat) on this specific issue; position inferred from Democratic party alignment and general progressive environmental stances typical of Colorado Democratic candidates, with low confidence due to insufficient candidate-specific record.
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Foreign Policy

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support maintaining or increasing current levels of US foreign assistance to allied and developing nations?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Larry Johnson (CO-8 Democratic candidate) on foreign assistance; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment, which generally supports maintaining foreign aid commitments, though with insufficient candidate-specific evidence to assign high confidence.

Would you support increasing the federal defense budget by more than 5% per year above the rate of inflation?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for this candidate on defense budget increases specifically; position inferred from Democratic Party norms and typical progressive leanings in CO-8, a competitive district, with no direct statements or votes on record.
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Gun Policy

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support requiring background checks for all firearm purchases in the US, including private sales and gun show transactions?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Larry Johnson (Democrat, CO-8) on universal background checks specifically; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and typical positions of Democratic candidates in competitive Colorado districts.

Would you support a federal ban on the manufacture and sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines to civilian buyers?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Larry Johnson (CO-8 Democratic candidate) on this specific policy; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment on assault weapons bans, though CO-8 is a competitive district that may moderate positions.
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Healthcare

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support expanding Medicare to cover all Americans regardless of age?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Larry Johnson (CO-8 Democratic candidate) on Medicare for All; position inferred from Democratic party affiliation and general progressive lean typical of Colorado Democratic House candidates, though no specific statements or voting record were identified.

Do you support federal legislation allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical manufacturers?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Larry Johnson (CO-8 Democratic candidate) on Medicare drug price negotiation specifically; position inferred from Democratic party alignment and general progressive policy tendencies typical of Democratic House candidates in Colorado.
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Immigration

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived and worked continuously in the US for more than 5 years?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for this specific candidate on this issue; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general platform tendencies for a CO-8 Democratic candidate.

Would you support significantly increasing federal funding for border security infrastructure and personnel at the US southern border?

Neutral · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Larry Johnson (Democrat, CO-8) on federal border security funding; position inferred from insufficient public record, defaulting to neutral.
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Taxes

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support raising the top federal income tax rate to 50% for individual income exceeding $10 million per year?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for Larry Johnson (CO-8 Democrat) on this specific tax proposal; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive tax policy tendencies, with limited candidate-specific record available.

Would you support raising the federal corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28%?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct statement or voting record found for Larry Johnson (CO-8 Democratic candidate) on the specific 21%-to-28% corporate tax rate proposal; position inferred from Democratic Party alignment and general progressive platform typical of Colorado Democratic House candidates.
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Voting Rights

1 position · all inferred from party

Would you support federal legislation requiring all states to automatically register eligible citizens to vote when they interact with government agencies?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyNo direct evidence found for this specific candidate on automatic voter registration; position inferred from Democratic Party platform alignment and general progressive voting rights stances typical of Democratic House candidates.
Positions are AI-extracted from public sources and bias-audited by GroundedVote. Evidence types: Voting Record (highest confidence) → Party Inference (lowest). All data © 2025 The Founded Project LLC.